CVE-2017-5668
Description
bitlbee-libpurple before 3.5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a file transfer request for a contact that is not in the contact list. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-10189.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
✚ Propose a mitigation on Community → Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 3.5.1-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 3.5.1-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 3.5.1-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 3.5.1-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| bitlbee | bitlbee | {"endIncluding":"3.4.2"} | |
| bitlbee | bitlbee-libpurple | {"endIncluding":"3.5"} | |
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/30/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/31/11
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95932
- https://bugs.bitlbee.org/ticket/1282
- https://github.com/bitlbee/bitlbee/commit/30d598ce7cd3f136ee9d7097f39fa9818a272441
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-5668
CWEs
CWE-476
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.